Odessa Centre

Research on pastoralism, rangeland ecology and livestock development

The Odessa Centre is a small firm based in rural England, with international links to researchers and practitioners in the fields of pastoralism, rangeland ecology and livestock development in semi-arid areas.

The two partners of Odessa Centre are Carol Kerven and Roy Behnke. They each have many years’ field experience in livestock and rangelands research and development projects. This experience has been gained in a number of semi-arid countries of Africa and Asia.

Long-term projects have been carried out in Libya, Botswana, Somalia, Zambia, Namibia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. We continue to carry out field work whenever the opportunity arises.